Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 21.41 in 2030. βΌ Falling
Latest (2030)
21.41
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
28th
of 200 countries
All-time high
24.55
in 2025
All-time low
21.41
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025β2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Ethiopia, 2025β2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 21.41 for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Ethiopia ranks 28th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 23.26 | 22 | 24.55 | 5 |
| 2030s | 21.41 | 21.41 | 21.41 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 25 Madagascar 22.65 compare
- 26 Cameroon 22.05 compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 21.47 compare
- 29 Burkina Faso 21.24 compare
- 30 Sudan 20.79 compare
- 31 Kiribati 20.7 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 744.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 19,997 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.501 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,357 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,357 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Ethiopia?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Ethiopia was 21.41 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.55 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.41 in 2030.
- How does Ethiopia rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Ethiopia ranks 28th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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